Packing-box.



No. 891,554. PATENTED JUNE 23, 1908.

E. P. LEHMANN.

PACKING Box. APPLICATION IILED SEPT. 16, 1906.

1 li a] u NTE ERNST PAUL LEHMANN, OF BRANDENBURG-ON-THE-HAVEL, GERMANY PACKING-B QX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Application filed September 15, 1905.

No. sc eme.

To allwhovh it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, ERNST PAUL LEH- MANN, a subject to the King of Prussia, re-

siding at No. 6 Plauerstrasse, Brandenburg- 'on-the-Havel, in the Kingdom of Prussia, Germany, have invented certain new and v. -useful Improvements in Packing-Boxes and ,1. I'Jdo-hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in and connected with packing-boxes of that class in which the cover of the box is held down to the box, for closing the same, by a string or strings permanently secured to the body of the box, a handle being secured to one or more of said strings for conveniently. car ing the box.

T e object of my present invention is to provide improved means for locking the handle closely to the side or to the cover of they box to prevent -the string or strings, which hold the said cover down to the body of the box from becomingslack and from losing their hold upon the cover.

In the accompanying drawings l have illustrated my invention by showing various modifications of the same.

Figure'l is a erspective view having its cover closedan held down tothe body of the box by a double string and a self-locking handle connected to the projecting ends of the string. Fig. 2 is-a perspective view of a portion of a box with its cover closed and a eld down to the body of the box by a double string connected to a self-locking handle constructed according to another modification of this invention; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of a packing box with its cover held down to the body of the box by a single string connected to a self-locking handle of the kind representedby Fig 1; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a portion of a packing ox with its cover held down to the body of the box by a single stringconnected to a selflocking handle of the kind represented in Fig.- 2; Fig. 5 shows a further modification of the self-locking handle with a 'ort'ion of a string passing through it and 100 d against sliding upon the string. Fig. 6 is a perspec tive view of a portion of a packing box provided with strings permanently secured to it body Patented-June 23, 1908.

Serial No. 278,667.

to hold the cover down to the body of the boxand a handle connected to one of said strings, the said handle and strings being shown in a carried by t e handle; Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a portion of a packing box, as represented by Fig. 6, with the handle locked to secure the strings to the cover of the box.

position as when the box is being Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, a, is v the body of the packing box, and b, is a string or strings permanently secured to one side of said box a, from which the strands pass across the cover 0, to the opposite side of the box which is provided with holes through which the said strands ass to the inside of the box and with other l ioles, through which they pass to the outside again. The free ends of the said string b or its bight, are connected to a handle 'cl, arranged to slide upon the said string b. When the strands are tight and the box a, is carried by the handle d-, the cover 0, will be securely held down to the body of the box, but when the box is not being carried by the handle, the said strings I), are ordinarily liable to become slack and the cover, then, may become loose. To revent this, the said handle is constructe to slide upon the stringand to be engaged by the said string in a suitable manner for locking the'strands against sliding back into the box.

The handle (I, is provided with holes 'i, through which the strands of the string 1), projecting from the side of the box, are passed and prevented from sliding back by a knot or a cross-pin or other suitable means connected to the free ends of said string 6, or by connecting the free ends of said strings to each other, or by forming a bightfin an integral string.

When the stringsb, have been drawn tight to close and hold the cover (3, down to the of the box a, the handle d,is shifted upon-the strings I), back against the Sidf0f the box a, whereupon the said handle is so. engaged by the said strings as to prevent sliding, and by this means the handle will also lock the strings from sliding back into the box andbecoming slack.

According ,to the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the means for engaging the handle to the strings I), consist inorming upon the handle (I, projecting fingers e, or similar proiccting lugs, adapted to be engaged by loops formed by the strings I). d, has been shifted back against the body of the box a, the strings I), are wound around the fingers e, of the handle, and the loops tightly drawn around the said fingers 0, will prevent the hendle d, from being shifted, and, conse "itly, the strin s b, from being drawn back into the box. ing said lingers e, on the ends of the handle (1, they may be formed on any other portion of the same. The loops engaging the fingers a, of the handle d, may as easily be released again, upon which the handle may be shifted again to the free ends of the strings ii, and the said strings I), may be drawn back into the be for a portion of their length, to set the cover 0, free for being lifted or removed.

The modification represented by Fig. 2, consists in providing the handle 01, with notches f, instead of with fingers or projecting lugs The strings I), are clamped within the said notches, when desired to be locked, thereby preventing'the handle (Z, from sliding upon the strings b. To provide an increased frictional resistance to the handle, I prefer to oass each end of the strings I), through two ioles'g, and i, of the handle, as shown, but a single hole i, as in Fig. 1; will be found surficient in most cases.

in the modification shown by Fig. 3, the handle d, is constructed essentially as shown in Fig. 1, but conn'ectedto a single string 5,

provided for tigh tenin the cover 0, to the body (1,, of the box.

n this case, the said on b, rnsy preferably pass through a connole t, of the handle, and be made to onone or bothof the fingerse, by looping "send the some.

in Fig. t a box a, with a single tightening 1s shown, and the handle having end notches f, has a centrslhole t, to slide i the string, which, being clamped into q." or both of said notches f, will be prevented from sliding. The said notches f, of being provided in the ends of the handle (Z, may be arrengedst any other portion f the same. Fig. 5 represents's handle honing at central aperture 41, to receive the string l1, and the notches f, are formed in the sides of said sperture 'v, for clamping the string 5,, into one or the other of said notches. A. single notch will be sufiicient for the pur- Dose.

in tlie several. embodiments described with reference to 1 to 5, the string or strings I), being secured to one side of the box, pass across the cover and enterv through the opposite side of the box into the body ofithe same, from which the free end or ends pass out again to be connected to the locking handle 21. The said locking handled, however, may as well be employed with a" string or strings holding the cover 0, of the box a, in a different manner. A modification of this kind is When the handle fnstesd of form-' senses shown in Figs. 6, end I, the former the box as carried by the handle 15, end the latter figure illustrating the handle a, locked to the top of the cover, for preventing the strin s from becoming slack, In this cssee loop is secured to one side oi this box, and s. strins b, to the opposite of th the saio string posses three time a the loop 5, end the h ndl" t, is secured to the string 5. On l r; it by t handle, the loo 5 wn. (in n l? string to hold t is cover down to the body i the box. To lock. the loo; nd string 3), down to the cover c, for pre 1 s sing lifted accidentsfiy, none o is shifted down on the string o, th sold string" l), is secured to the said hnndie by clamping it into one or more notches, or by loo ing it around one or more fingers or lugs, as li'as been fully described before.

l claim as my invention: 1. The combination, "with box end removable cover therefor, of s star-"1,; perms. nently secured to the box and it. onged to hold the cover down to the body of the heir, and s-hnndle arranged to slide on ssid string between the nor-:1 end the ozrtremity, said handle constructed to be loclred with. the string whereb T cover is held to the hon. 2. The com instion, with s box, it remow able cover therefor, and sstrins nermsnently secured to one side of the box threaded through a hole in the opposite side of the box and extending outside said side, said string being arranged to pass over the cover, or a handle attached to that portion of the string extending outside the end of the box and slidable thereon. towards end from the extremity thereof, said handle provided with means arranged to engage the string, Whereable cover providecl with flanged edges ar. ranged toengage the box, and e string secured to one side of the box, nrrenged to pass over the top of'the cover threaded through a hole in the opposite side of the box and extending beyond sold side, of it handle provided with e transverse o toning throu h which passes ssid extended 7 ortion of li stri11g,sa1id handle hein :IOVl ed with means arranged to he engages by the string whereby the cover is locked to the box when the handle is not in use for carrying.

4. The combination, with a box, a. removable cover provided with flanged edges arrsnged to engage the box, end a doubled string having both ends permanently secured to one side of the box, the two strands of the string passing into the box and then outward again through holes in the opposite side of the box and forming a bi lit on the outside of sold end, said strands o the string being arranged to pass over the cover of the box, of a handle piovided with holes through In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my which pass the two strands of the biqht, said signature in the presence of two witnesses.

handle slidable between the box and the exi 'w in D i 'tremity of the'bight and having means for ERAS! 'LLHMANN' 5 holding the string in its tightened position, Witnesses.

whereby the cover is held to the boxboth i WOLDEMAR IIAUPT,

when being carried and when at rest. HEN-RY HAsPER. 

